ANTIOCH, ILL. AND LAKE GENEVA, WIS. — Greystone has provided two Fannie Mae loans totaling $15.4 million for the refinancing of a 253-unit multifamily portfolio in Illinois and Wisconsin. Each of the two garden-style properties received a $7.7 million loan. Geneva Meadows Apartments is a 108-unit community in Lake Geneva, Wis., and Antioch Manor Apartments is a 145-unit property in Antioch, Ill. Kyle Jemtrud and Wilson Molitor of Greystone originated the nonrecourse loans, which feature fixed interest rates, seven-year terms, 30-year amortization schedules and interest-only payments for the entire term of the loan.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — BHI, the U.S. division of Israel’s Bank Hapoalim, has provided a $35 million construction loan for a 202-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. The development at 277-301 West Side Avenue will be a six-story building that will house 42 studios, 119 one-bedroom units, 32 two-bedroom apartments and nine three-bedroom residences. Ten percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing, and the building will also feature 5,800 square feet of commercial space. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, sauna, meditation room, rooftop terrace and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The borrower is Tay Investments.
Lynd Group Secures $132.5M Refinancing for Villas at Tuttle Royale Apartments in South Florida
by John Nelson
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — The Lynd Group has secured a $132.5 million bridge loan from MF1 Capital to refinance the construction loan for The Villas at Tuttle Royale, a multifamily project in the Royal Palm Beach suburb of West Palm Beach. New York-based S3 Capital originally provided a $126 million construction loan to Lynd Group in March 2023 for the development. Situated at 11200 Nicole Drive, The Villas at Tuttle spans 26 buildings and comprises 401 units, including 55 townhomes with private two-car garages. The garden-style community offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans up to 2,035 square feet in size. Amenities include a two-story clubhouse with a sauna, fitness and wellness center, coffee bar, private dining areas, game room, community catering space, two lounges, coworking pods, a business center and a panoramic outdoor terrace. Additional outdoor offerings include a recreation deck with a resort-style pool, cold plunge, spas, cabanas, fire pits, pickleball courts, bike path and a playground. The Villas at Tuttle is located within the 200-acre mixed-use Tuttle Royale project.
NEW YORK CITY — A fund backed by New York City-based Clarion Partners has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for a national portfolio of eight industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties totaling 2.3 million square feet. Eastdil Secured arranged the debt and acted as an advisor on the deal. The debt is a first mortgage loan for the refinancing of the national portfolio, and the borrower is a partnership between Outour Storage Investments and affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management. The portfolio encompasses properties in Chicago, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Houston, California’s Inland Empire, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta with an aggregate size in excess of 50 acres. The Clarion fund also acquired a 7.6-acre IOS facility at 15550 Export Plaza Drive in Houston. The Houston property was recently upgraded, includes a 24,000-square-foot structure and was fully leased at the time of sale to a waste management services company. “This portfolio is a relatively rare assembly of IOS properties with best-in-class specifications, terrific market locations and a strong roster of national and regional credit tenants,” says Brent Jenkins, portfolio manager at Clarion Partners. “This financing provides an ideal opportunity to expose our investors to this high-demand subsector within the larger industrial and logistics …
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — BWE, a Cleveland-based commercial financial services firm, has arranged a $23.5 million acquisition loan for The Edge, a 553-bed student housing property that serves students at Texas State University in San Marcos. The Edge is located less than a mile from campus and offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans across 173 units. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, study areas and a basketball court. Chris Carroll and Max Miller of BWE arranged the financing through Chicago-based Byline Bank. The borrower, Campus Realty Advisors, plans to use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
ZOM Living Secures $88M in Financing, Breaks Ground on 416-Unit Azola Desert Ridge in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — ZOM Living has secured financing for the development of Azola Desert Ridge, a multifamily community in Phoenix. The funding includes a joint venture equity investment from Origin Investments and construction financing totaling $88 million. Located along the Loop 101 Freeway at 56th Street, Azola Desert Ridge will offer 416 apartments spread across four-story buildings in a garden-style multifamily community that is slated to deliver by third-quarter 2026. Azola Desert Ridge will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 730 square feet to 1,533 square feet, a resort-style pool and deck, a fitness center, dog park, pet grooming salon, a glam room, podcast room, individual offices for residents and a self-service market along with lounge areas. Mike Higgins, Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch and Austin Groen of CBRE Multifamily Equity Advising team represented the sponsor to arrange the joint venture equity investment with Origin Investments.
CAMAS, WASH. — Gantry has secured an $11 million permanent loan to refinance maturing debt for Grandview Place Apartments in Camas, a suburb of Vancouver, Wash. Situated on 6.5 acres at 19420 SE 20th St., Grandview Place Apartments offers 154 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans spread across 21 buildings. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and clubhouse, fitness club facilities, executive business center, modern unit interiors and onsite storage units among other amenities. Blake Hering and Abi Hunter of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor, in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan that was secured through a correspondent life company lender. Gantry will service the loan, which features a 30-year amortization.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $28.4M Refinancing for Apartment Complex in Grenelefe, Florida
by John Nelson
GRENELEFE, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $28.4 million loan to refinance Grand at Grenelefe, a 417-unit fractured multifamily property located in Grenelefe, roughly 46 miles south of Orlando. Harvey Pava of Walker & Dunlop’s Florida Capital Markets team arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Alya Equities. The fixed-rate loan features a 5-year term with a 12-month interest-only payment, as well as a step-down prepayment structure. Situated at 3119 Camelot Drive, the complex sits on more than 160 acres with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplan options ranging up to 1,275 square feet. Amenities at the property include an onsite property manager, walking and biking trails, storage space, laundry facilities and a lounge.
NEW YORK CITY — S3 Capital has provided a $210 million construction loan for a 28-story mixed-use project located at 6208 Eighth Ave. in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. Chicago-based Watermark Capital is the project’s sponsor. The company obtained the financing alongside its joint venture partner, Rubin Equities. Once completed, the development will consist of 497 apartment units and 100,000 square feet of retail space. Residents will have access to shared amenities such as a fitness center, rooftop terrace, bike storage, a yoga room, sauna, screening room and coworking spaces. The project is situated directly above the Eighth Avenue subway station. Prestige Construction will serve as the general contractor. An estimated completion date for the development was not disclosed. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Watermark Capital on this exciting project,” said Robert Schwartz, co-founder and partner at S3 Capital. “The Sunset Park housing market is significantly under-supplied, and this development will bring a substantial amount of in-demand, transit-oriented housing units to the community.” Morris Betesh, Alex Bailkin, Matt O’Hanlon and Israel Mermelstein of Arrow Real Estate Advisors arranged the loan on behalf of Watermark Capital. S3 Capital is wholly owned by Spruce Capital Partners, a New York City-based developer, owner, lender and investor. Since …
HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS — Mag Mile Capital, a Chicago-based commercial mortgage banking firm, has arranged a $13 million CMBS loan for the 88-room Hampton Inn Harker Heights hotel in Central Texas. The select-service hotel opened in August 2023 and is located north of Austin and just outside the city of Killeen. The 10-year, nonrecourse loan carried a fixed interest rate of 7.5 percent, a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. The name of the Austin-based borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.